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  • LRS, commander receive top honors from AFRC

    The 919th Logistics Readiness Squadron was recognized by Air Force Reserve Command with the National Defense Transportation Association Military Unit Award, for its contributions toward the success of the Department of Defense mission. "I'm very proud of what the 919th LRS has accomplished," said Capt. Melissa Tims, squadron commander. "The members
  • Senior Airman Jonathan Holderness, 919th Maintenance Squadron aircraft inspector, inspects the condition of the safety wire on a nose radome anti-icing nozzle on an MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft in the Isochronal Hangar. This annual maintenance inspection is conducted to ensure the security of the nozzle during flight. (U.S. Air Force Photo\Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

    Hi-tech nose job

  • Master Sgt. Sybil McDowell (right), wing career advisor was named Duke Field's Senior NCO of the Year for 2006. Tech. Sgt. Cindy Tankersley, 719th Maintenance Squadron, is the wing's NCO of the Year and Senior Airman VaShawn Guice is the Airman of the Year. (U.S. Air Force Photo\Mike Fleck)

    Duke Field recognizes outstanding Airmen of 2006

    The 919th Special Operations Wing hosted an annual awards ceremony to honor an Airman, NCO and Senior NCO as the outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2006.Airman of the Year Senior Airman VaShawn Guice, 919th Operations Support Squadron intelligence operations apprentice, is the Airman of the Year. "My family instilled high morals and values which
  • (Left to right) Col. James Brock, 919th Maintenance Group commander, Master Sgt. Jeffrey Norton, 919th Maintenance Squadron, Senior Airman Christina Bicknell, 919th Medical Squadron, Master Sgt. Steven Bicknell, 919th MXS, and Col. Kenneth Ray, wing vice commander, celebrate the 919th MXS Bowling Team?s win of the Eglin Air Force Base Bowling Championship. The two maintainers, dental assistant, and four team members beat the 96th Services Squadron May 29. (U.S. Air Force Photo\Jasmine DeNamur)

    Duke team strikes out Eglin bowling champions

    Three wing personnel and four other members became this year's Eglin Air Force Base Bowling Champions when they rose from being one of the lowest ranking teams midway to defeating the base' s reigning champions in a tournament that ended May 29. Master Sgts. Steven Bicknell and Jeffrey Norton, 919th Maintenance Squadron maintainers, Senior Airman
  • (Left to right) Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Lawrence, Staff Sgt. Patrick Casserleigh, Tech. Sgt. William Kindelspire, Maj. Christopher Simpson, and Senior Master Sgt. Leonard Jordan complete a 3.5-mile ruck march with 40 pound vests around Duke Field as part of the 919th Security Forces Squadron fitness program. Within the next couple of months, members will build the equipment weight carried on the march to 80 pounds. (U.S. Air Force Photo\Master Sgt. Paul Morales)

    Arms race

  • Tech. Sgt. William Stapp, 919th Security Forces fire team member, monitors activities in a mock town for acts of hostility during a final Field Training Exercise in Military Operations in Urban Training on Eglin Air Force Base. In the event that he sees hostility against his team, he is cleared to eliminate the threat with a carefully placed shot. (U.S. Air Force Photo\Staff Sgt. John D. Glenister)

    Silent warrior

  • Duke-It-Out team members recover from a night of fundraising for the Relay for Life organization April 27-28 at Crestview?s Old Spanish Trail. This year?s theme was ?Heroes,? and the team chose ?Citizen Commandos? for their team name. They raised $12,500 out of a total of $53,000 for the Crestview area that will be donated toward finding a cure for cancer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Mike Weaver)

    Citizen commandos show spirit, raise $12,500

    At 2 a.m. April 28, the majority of Duke's reservists were in a dream land, enjoying the good night's rest of a weekend slumber. For a small group of reservists, 2 a.m. was filled with the energetic rally toward the fight against cancer. By May 15, the wing's Duke-It-Out Relay for Life team learned that their yearlong effort of raising money paid

  • Reservist gives kidney to mother-in-law

    Nancy McDonnell had a 25 percent chance that one of her four daughters would be a match for a kidney transplant. When they came up negative to be donors, the least likely miracle came from another family member with no blood ties - one of her daughters' husbands. "Not one of her daughters matched her blood type," said Staff Sergeant Roberto
  • Senior Master Sgt. Ernest Mayshack, 919th Civil Engineering Squadron, was asked by his daughter to be her prom date for May 5, which is also her 18th birthday. Sergeant Mayshack will be deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and will miss her high school graduation (Courtesy photo/Mary Mayshack)

    Reserve dad takes daughter to prom

    There are a few occasions in a teenager' s life that stand out and define the high school experience. For one reservist and his daughter, an evening of glitz and glamour turned out to be a "ball" of a time for both. Senior Master Sgt. Ernest Mayshack was stunned when his daughter, Marrielle, asked him to be her date to the senior prom. "Most people
  • Wing reservists prepare to board an aircraft for a deployment. Members of the 919th Special Operations Wing have supported numerous deployments since Sept. 11, 2001, and as a result of their heroism, the wing has become one of the most highly decorated wings in Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jasmine DeNamur)

    There they go

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